Composition for domestic livestock grafting and method of making and using

Abstract

A composition for domestic livestock grafting for application to a prospective mother and a juvenile animal to be cared for by the prospective mother to mask the natural scents of the prospective mother and the juvenile animal to induce acceptance of the juvenile animal by the prospective mother includes a mint oil or mixture of mint oils, water, and an emulsifier, preferably utilizing peppermint oil and polysorbate 80 as the emulsifier. Methods of making and using the composition are also disclosed.

1. A method of facilitating acceptance of a juvenile animal by a prospective mother, the steps of the method comprising:
 forming a grafting solution for application to said prospective mother and said juvenile animal, said grafting solution including a mint oil; 
 applying said grafting solution to said prospective mother; 
 applying said grafting solution to said juvenile animal; 
 uniting said prospective mother and said juvenile animal to permit contact between said prospective mother and said juvenile animal. 
 
     
     
       2. The method of  claim 1 , wherein said step of applying said grafting solution to said prospective mother further comprises:
 applying said grafting solution to an area of said prospective mother surrounding nasal and oral cavities of said prospective mother to mask said prospective mother's ability to sense a natural scent of said prospective mother. 
 
     
     
       3. The method of  claim 1 , wherein said step of applying said grafting solution so said juvenile animal further comprises:
 applying said grafting solution to said juvenile animal's nose, head and back. 
 
     
     
       4. The method of  claim 1 , the steps of the method further comprising:
 restraining said prospective mother prior to applying said grafting solution. 
 
     
     
       5. The method of  claim 2 , the steps of the method further comprising:
 covering eyes of said prospective mother during application of said grafting solution to said prospective mother. 
 
     
     
       6. The method of  claim 3 , the steps of the method further comprising:
 covering eyes of said juvenile animal during application of said grafting solution to said juvenile animal. 
 
     
     
       7. A method of making a livestock grafting solution for application to a prospective mother and a juvenile animal to be cared for by the prospective mother to mask the natural scents of the prospective mother and the juvenile animal to induce acceptance of the juvenile animal by the prospective mother, the steps of the method comprising:
 mixing water and a mint oil to form a solution. 
 
     
     
       8. The method of  claim 7 , the steps of the method further comprising:
 mixing an emulsifier into said solution to form an emulsified solution. 
 
     
     
       9. The method of  claim 7 , the steps of the method further comprising:
 heating said emulsified solution; and 
 adding additional water to said emulsified solution to form a final solution. 
 
     
     
       10. The method of  claim 8  wherein said water is between 69% and 76% by volume of a total volume of said emulsified solution, said emulsifier is between 7% and 11% of said total volume of said emulsified solution, and said mint oil is between 14% and 22% of said total volume of said emulsified solution. 
     
     
       11. The method of  claim 8  wherein said water is 2/2.75 of a total volume of said emulsified solution, said emulsifier is 0.25/2.75 of said total volume of said emulsified solution, and said mint oil is 0.5/2.75 of said total volume of said emulsified solution. 
     
     
       12. The method of  claim 9  wherein said water and said additional water combined is between 95% and 96% by volume of a total volume of said final solution, said emulsifier is between 1% and 2% by volume of said total volume of said final solution, and said mint oil is between 2% and 4% by volume of said total volume of said final solution. 
     
     
       13. The method of  claim 9  wherein said water and said additional water combined is 16/16.75 by volume of a total volume of said final solution, said emulsifier is 0.25/16.75 by volume of said total volume of said final solution, and said mint oil is 0.5/16.75 by volume of said total volume of said final solution. 
     
     
       14. The method of  claim 9  wherein said heated emulsified solution is allowed to cool for a pre-determined period of time prior to mixing said additional water with said emulsified solution; and
 wherein said additional water is at a temperature between 60 and 100 degrees Fahrenheit when said additional water is mixed with said emulsified solution.